South Korea unveiled Hangang, its sixth national supercomputer, in Daejeon on November 2. The system combines graphics and central processors for artificial intelligence and scientific research. Universities, public institutes and corporate research teams are among its intended users. Pilot operations had begun before the ceremony; the unveiling does not mark unrestricted full service.
South Korea introduced Hangang, its sixth national supercomputer, on November 2 in Daejeon, a South Korean research city.[1], [2]
The science ministry and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, known as KISTI, held the ceremony at the institute’s headquarters. KISTI operates the system and provides support to the researchers who use it. The project links artificial intelligence work with scientific computing.[1]
Hangang contains 8,496 graphics processors and 9,936 central processors. Its Nvidia GH200 accelerators combine a Grace central processor with a graphics processor. This hardware supports plans to accommodate graphics-intensive AI tasks alongside large calculations and simulations. Universities, government-funded institutes and corporate technology development teams are among the intended users. Research policy official Kim Sung-soo described support for challenges involving industry, universities and research institutes.[1]
Researcher recruitment and pilot operation had started before the unveiling, with full service a later stage. South Korea’s K-Moonshot national research programme is among the priorities the system is intended to support. Past national supercomputers have served vehicle crash simulations, weather forecasting, rocket-engine combustion studies, battery development and extreme-climate research. Those uses describe the research infrastructure’s role rather than newly completed discoveries from Hangang.[1]
